Andrea, I just read your comment on my calendar pages. I confess, I'm probably one of the most "low maintenance" gals who makes these calendars. So many people put SO much effort into them. I've tried, and the little bit of decorating I do is minimal. Even the days of the week are cut from an existing calendar, because after the first month I learned I had made an extra week. I decided never again.

I also discovered you don't have to write a complete dissertation because the boxes I use are so small, anyway. I applaud you for trying it one month. When I first started, I didn't think I would get through the second month (after the first month's disaster). Now it's become habit. And if I forget a square one day, I can write in what was important the next day. I have found I actually don't mind it, although I found it much easier to write on the pages when they were in book form.

I love it when you use your lettering skills on these cards!! And the tomato one is probably my favorite, even though it doesn't have your lettering. (irony.) I want to do a swap soon. Maybe one of my icads for one of yours? I don't know. So much going on all the time and I am a poor time manager sometimes! But this isn't about me probably.Happy 4th!

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As a writer and mixed-media artist, I love to explore creativity and make art in the broadest sense of the term. As a mother, I consider my two daughters my greatest creative act, but beyond that I write and dabble in collage, mixed-media and assemblage projects, art journaling, card making, and altered art. “Drawing Near” is the blog that chronicles my creative pursuits, while “Living Stones” is the blog that explores topics of faith, prayer, Bible study, and Christian fellowship and service. My day-to-day life as a stay-at-home mother continues to revolve around meals, laundry, crafts, trips to school, a living room full of toys, family phone calls, church activities, reading, journaling, and exploring my creative side. It is not hard to fill the days with two spirited daughters, a “perfect-for-me” husband, and a determination to keep life interesting!

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